This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1951
Page
1
Sam Wagnon reports on a spree of forgery in Amarillo during the holiday season. Police say counterfeiters exploited festive shopping crowds, cashing fake notes at multiple retailers. Detectives urge vigilance and outline ongoing investigations as authorities seek suspects.
The sheriff reported two firms presented checks for 160 each against Blue Bonnet Plumbing Company of Galveston, a name deemed likely fake. Forged payroll checks stolen from Caudill Grain were also involved, one for 46 dollars. Deputies brand Bridenkoetter a suspect, issued a pick up order to St. Louis authorities as he vanished after a Monday night burglary.
FBI identified three arrested in a case involving shortages over 800000 at Thomasville Bank and Trust Company. J Moody Drinkard, Myrtle N McCrory, and W P Stutts face charges of misusing bank funds and illegal extensions of credit benefiting Stutts Lumber Industries. Arraignment planned in Mobile or Thomasville.
Oklahoma City reports three year old Vernie Smith of Woodward has a cancerous growth in his right eye after receiving over 500 gifts at an early Christmas party. Doctors say the growth is incurable without removal, after his left eye was removed months ago. The family plans surgery soon as Vernie seeks possible sight and relief. Communities across 15 states sent gifts, including a toy jeep he longs for.
At Panmunjom the United Nations warned the Communists may keep sizeable numbers of Allied prisoners out of any exchange. A UN communiqué said the Reds again refused to provide a list of prisoners unless Allies release all 120,000 or more Communist prisoners. The UN demanded a man for man swap only after a final peace. See PRISONERS-Page 2.
A police informant trap led to the arrest of two Latin American men for narcotics possession. Joe Garcia aged 53 and Andrew O Ortega aged 48 were nabbed at 1520 Arthur Street after a sting that yielded 28 marijuana cigarettes. They face charges and were to be moved to county jail.
Bert K. Naster testified before a House subcommittee that while on parole he received a passport to Europe within 48 hours after discussing it with his “platonic friend” T. Lamar Caudle. He said a shake-down pitch to Abraham Teitelbaum, Chicago lawyer, was led by Naster and Frank Nathan, with Caudle described as part of a Washington clique.
Caudle and several others named in the clique dispute deny any such group. Naster testified he first met Caudle, remarks on the alleged network appear in testimony on page two.
The Charlotte News reports FBI warned then Attorney General Tom C Clark about indiscretions by T. Lamar Caudle before Caudle’s 1945 nomination as US attorney in North Carolina. Hearings disclosed derogatory information in DOJ files, described as a scrap, not detailed. House Ways and Means knew of it but avoided deeper inquiry to not embarrass Clark, then Supreme Court justice.
Harold Stassen visited Gen Dwight D Eisenhower at SHAPE in Europe for a routine briefing on the western defense system and planned to dine with Eisenhower that evening. He declined to describe the dinner conversation.
Washington December 12 Bert K Naster refused to answer questions from House investigators about Abraham Teitelbaum. He cited physical fear as the reason for his silence.
The text notes Naster’s ties to Caudle, an assistant attorney general dismissed by President Truman last month for outside activities incompatible with official duties. Teitelbaum testified last week regarding these relations.
An Amarillo woman files for annulment in 47th District Court claiming she married without understanding the act. She describes a trip from Amarillo to Dalhart with relatives and a man acquaintance, drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, then proceeding toward Clayton New Mexico before waking at daybreak to others’ statements.
In Oakland California on December twelve painting contractor Ralph Hutchins charged his sixteen year old son Samuel with the murder of his wife Evelyn Hutchins. The boy, a Boy Scout and school leader, confessed to killing after his mother found him hockeying in the basement. A fire started by Samuel led to the body’s discovery. Ralph Hutchins and his nineteen year old daughter Alma visited the juvenile facility and defended Samuel as a typical American boy. Samuel claimed he dreamed of killing the family and blamed influences from television. The father suggested an injury from baseball and overgrowth as factors. Alma added Samuel was still growing and often tired. Samuel had been active in three student groups but had missed ten of sixty five days.
The Flynn Oil Co No 1 State School Lands pool in Beaver County Oklahoma opened with a partial test producing swabbing 20 barrels per hour, hole cleaned to 1,700 feet. Located 2 miles north of Beaver in SE SE section 35 5N 23W, the wildcat boom follows Roy Ash’s block agreement with Flynn Oil Co headed by Olney Flynn. The test involved cement jug removal and bailer swabbing. a full production test was expected soon.
San Antonio may become the city with the nation’s highest paid city manager as the city council offers 30,000 a year. The San Antonio Evening News survey notes C A Farrell of Danville Virginia currently earns 20,000 and would be replaced if the plan proceeds.
An insurance contact notice directing inquiries to RDON CREAMER at 3-1789, available any time.
A fragment describes a cheerful cherub and a playful chain of thoughts linking ideas and actions, suggesting a whimsical, interlinked mental sequence. The passage emphasizes fun in thinking and the interconnected nature of reflections.
The Weather Bureau reports considerable high cloudiness and a rise in temperatures across Amarillo and vicinity. Partly cloudy with little change tonight and Thursday. today’s high near 45 with a low around 26, and Thursday’s high near 47. Climate notes include 39 to 24 as today’s early figures.
In Ellicott City Maryland police and a five-plane search failed to flush out George F. Ross a 27 year old murder suspect. Definite identification linked him as the man hunted for more than 24 hours by a large posse. The quiet Baltimore suburb reels with jitters as authorities pursue the armed suspect who evaded capture.
Canada caught in red spy web reports a fugitive known as Ross, an ex convict, sought for the murder of Patrolman Haas. Cleveland police pursue him after a late night shooting near a car in which Ross allegedly fired. fingerprints link him to the crime and state labs confirm his identity.
KGNC News Globe Times airs tonight featuring K Halls of Ivy program recap and highlights including key moments and guest segments from the college themed show.
Attorney General J. Howard McGrath and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover held a confidential discussion with President Truman at the White House today. The bulletin also lists building materials: fir 2x4 and 1x8 shiplap at $6.95 per hundred from Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co. situated at 1200 West 6th.
Mrs Marie Click receives one third of a 15000 dollar reward after her husband Franklin Click was executed for the 1944 sex slayings of Phyllis Conine Anna Kuzeff and Wilhelma Haaga. The remaining rewards totaling 10000 dollars went to Floyd Moreland and his wife Leona Sparks.
A burglar pried through a bedroom window at 923 Crockett and stole Mrs. W. H. Sieber’s brown billfold containing $55, receipts, a driver’s license, a holiday plane ticket, insured package receipts, and a photo of her son in Annapolis. A coin purse with $3.50 and various clues were left behind. Police noted overshoe footprints and gloves, with similar break-ins reported nearby in recent weeks.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.